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DAILY EVENING EDITI0I1 DAILY EVENING EDITION Fori -a for Kivarm Oregon, by TO ADVERTISERS. ' Tbe Kast OregonlaD bM tho largest paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, eaat of Portland and over twice the circulation la I'endletou of any other newspaper. United Mate Weather Observer at Portland. Fair tonight and Friday; colder to night with cold wave; zero tempera tures; cold weather for several days. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL P APE It. POL 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY..-5, 1914. NO. 8107 AGITATION FOR EXCLUSION ACT T6 BE HELD UP Secretary Bryan Wins His Plea That . no Anti-Japanese Legislation be Enacted at This Time. KEY TREATY IS PEKDIX6 Negotiations Would Bo Imperiled if Any Action la Taken on the- Raker nut At Committee Merlin a fiat Isfactory Agreement la Readied , Bryan Talks two Hours. i "WASHINGTON, Feb. B. An agree ment by which no antl-Japaneae leg islation will be presented the house tor the present was reached at a meeting attended by Secretary Bry an and members of the house Immi gration committee today. The con ference was a secret affair, but it is known that Bryan spoke for an hour, urging the committee to prevent all Asiatic exclusion agitation during the -present suasion of congress. , It is known that Bryan told the committeemen any action now on the Raker exclusion bill would imperil the negotiation now in progress for a new treaty with Japan. He flatly stated, 'it was reported, that an amicable agreement with Japan Is certain un let congress persisted in exhibiting anti-Japanese sentiment. Bryan also declared that most of the anti-Japanese clamor was con fined to California and other western states and asserted that coast news papers were largely responsible for 'the yellow peril bugaboo." Representatives Raker and Hayes, "both Callfornlun. were the only committeemen, it was said,' with whom Bryan had trouble in convlnc lng that the present was an inoppor tune time to agitate anti-Japanese legislation, . The committee adjourned to meet ngain next Thursday It was cxpect ,ed Bryan would uguln appear before it - at that time. PENDLETON MAN MAY FACE TRIAL ON PERJURY CHARGE Jim Dopuls Being Investigated by Oram) Jury In Portland According to Report Received Here Oae Is In omnection With Columbia i leorge Trial Recently. . - As an aftermath of the Columbia George trial, Jim Dupula. well known Cottonwood street pawnshop keeper, may face a trial on a charge of per jury, If reports from Portland are cor rect, It Is said upon reliable author ity that the federal grand Jury In that city is now Investigating the case against him and It is known that a number of witnesses from the reser vation and Pendleton have answered subpoenacs from that body. Testimony Introduced during the Columbia George trial established the fact that the Indian murderer, his bosom friend and former confederate. Toy Toy, Andy Barnhart and others were In the back end of the Dupula store drinking on the morning of the day upon which the murder occurred. Some of the testimony was to the ef fect that they secured liquor there and it may 'be that the officers are trying to bring a case Of bootlegging against Dupuls. Other reports have it that an attempt Is being made to show that he perjured himself when he testified at the trial. He was put upon the stand at that time by the prosecution but proved better witness for the defense and It wan hinted at that time that his tes timony was contrary to the expecta tions of the government officers. Ho was asked relative to a bridle the ac cused was supposed to have pawned at his shop on the day Of the murder with which to secure funds to get li quor. Dupuls testified that the bridle had been pawned several days before and he .further testified that he did not believe Columbia George was at hi place that day. GEL). THEODORE PROCIEIS HIMSELF PRESIDENT HAITI REBEL NAMES CABINET ACCORD ING TO ADVICES FROM AMERICAN CAPTAIN. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. General Theodore proclaimed himself presi dent of Haiti today and chose his cab inet, according to a wireless message from Captain Bostwlck of th cruiser Nashville at Cape Haitian. Gil It REFUSES TO ACT FOR PROBE INTO ELIGIBILITY OF THREE MEMBERS OF WATER BOARD TO HOLD PLACES City Attorney Carter Gives Opinion Holding That Matter is of Interest to Certain Persons Who Should Bear Expense of Investigation Valid ity of Actions of Commissioners is Unquestioned, He Avers. Acting upon the advice of City At torney Charles A. Carter, the city council last evening refused to act upon the petition presented a week ago by Judge 8. A. Lowell asking for an Investigation of the eligibility of Marlon Jack. Will Moore and Dr. J. A. Best as members of the water com- i mission and for the institution of quo warranto proceedings against them., The city attorney's opinion in effect is that th matter fa of interest to certain persons as Individuals and that these person should bear the expense if they wish to satisfy their curiosity or interest. The validity of the actions of the commlsaloners, re gardless of whether or not they are qualified to act, Is unquestioned, in his Judgment. Judge Lowell submitted another communication last evening explain ing his reasons for asking that the district attorney rather than the city attorney commence proceedings. The law requires It, he said. - Also, he stated his belief that it was Incum bent upon the council to take the Ini tiative In the matter. The communication was referred to the city attorney. Reporting up on the petition, the city attorney re ported as follows: To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Pendleton: ' In reference to the attached peti tion from. Honorable Stephen A. Low ell, demundlng an Investigation as to BHAIII Bill U1EHI TEST WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The Bur nett Immigration bill, prescribing a literacy test for applicants to admis sion to the United States, was pass ed by the house yesterday afternoon by a vote of 241 to 126. All propos ed amendments relating to the exclu sion of Asiatic immigrants previous ly had been eliminated. As the bill parsed. It provides that every Immigrant admitted to the United States must be able to read "the English language, or some other Innguage or dialect, Including Hebrew or Yiddish."- It prescribes that each applicant for admission must read Marking a step In the blossoming of Pendleton into a full-bloom city was the action of the city council last evening in disbanding the volunteer fire department which has served for many years and creating a semi-paid department. The action follows the purchase of the auto chemical fire truck and the Installation of an elec tric fire, alarm system and was ta ken at the recommendation of the fire committee,' Under the new plan, there will be three paid firemen who will be ever ready to answer an alarm. ..In addi tion there will be five other men sleeping at the central station, mak ing eight men available during the night to man the truck. Three vol unteer companies will be ready to answer the call of the chief. The following is the full text of the report of the fire committee and will show in detail the plan of reorgan ization: Pendleton. Ore.. Feb. 4. 1M. To the Honorable Mayor and Com mon Council, Pendleton, Oregon! Gentlemen: Whereas the new fire alarm system la now complete and ready for use, and as we think it ne cessary for the good and welfare of the general public, we would recom mend that the Pendloton volunteer fire department be disbanded. That the chief, first, assistant chief and second assistant chief be request ed to resign. , That the council reappoint the chief to fill his unexpired term, also first and second assistant chiefs, if they are thought necessary. ; That the council hereafter appoint the chief to serve one year, or until removed for cause. That said chief be paid a salary of f 200 per year. That the council reorganise a vol- unteer department of three compan SEMI-PAID FIRE DEPARTM EHT ESTABLISHED OT CITU;0U!1CIL;VDLUIITEERS DISOAIIDED Oil PETITION whether certain members of the Pen' dieton water commission, as It now exists, possess the qualifications pre scribed by Section 4 of Article X of the charter of the city of Pendleton, and as to whether three of the mem bers of that commission are eligible to act as' commissioners, I desire to report: .-- ..That I full to see why It Is Incurrt' bent upon the common council of the city of Pendleton or the mayor there of to initiate proceedings against members of the Pendleton . water immlsslon who have been regularly elected or regularly appointed, have taken the proper oath of office and are acting as such commissioners; the acts of such commissioners at their board meetings I consider, as circum stances now exist, valid and binding. There has been much discussion oral ly and through the newspapers, as to whether certain members of the com mission possessed all of the qualifica tions which the charter requires but I think the question is one mora of personal interest to certain persons as individuals than of public Interest to the city and Its inhabitants and the public at large, and to require eith er you or the officers under your control to investigate the matters Rsked to be investigated by Judge Swell's petition would be to ask you to use your power and authority to (Continued from Page Eight.) PISSES THE DOUSE: Mil MEASURE a slip on which are printed between 30 and 40 words. In ita present form thin measure passed the house ami the senate In the last congress, but was vetoed by President Tart. A similar bill was vetoed during President Cleveland's second administration. Supporters of the bill are confident that it will again pass the wnate. Opponents of the literacy test fought desperately to the last, but on r. last effort to eliminate the test from the bill they were defeated 140 to 139. . The final vote came at the end of a day of vigorous debate which, on several occasions threatened to cause serious trouble. ies: Company No. 1 to consist of 15 young men who live and work close In. That if possible five of these men be furnished with beds In the depart ment headquarters, ,and be required to report every night at 10:80 and re main until C a, m. That the city also pay for the laun dry of these men. That this central company be required to drill with paid department twice a week for the flrBt three month. After that time, once a month. . But in case of two fires within a week In the first three months, or two fires In a month after the first three months, this drill may be dispensed with if the boys wish. That these men be required to re spond to all calls and drills. That Company No. 2 be stationed on the north side of the river to take the place of company No. 3, and to consist of eight good active men. That company No. I be stationed In the west end of town and take the place of company No. 7, and to con sist of eight good active men. That companies No. 3 and No. S of the reorganized company be a the command of the chief at all times, and that It be understood that they will be ready for his call In case of emergency, but that they will not an swer any call but the call of the chief. That they drill with paid depart ment twice a month for the first three months, and once a month thereafter. That the two companies be requir ed to meet at least once a month at central headquarters, to transact any business or discuss any. matter that may be brought up before them for the good of the department. That all volunteers be sol acted from I the old department at large. No preference to be given to any one (Continued on page five.) rebels secure aid of trusts says Mexican Foreign Minister Under Huerta De . dares American Business Con cerns Furnish Arms and Money. - KO DISORDER IN CAPITAL Dictator Ixvbmw lie Will Maintain " Order No Indication . Tliat Anti American HenUmnt lias Increased - Rebel Preparing foT General At tack Against Trreorti MEXICO CITT. Feb- B. "Huerta knows that certain American business concerns What ;you call trusts are helping' the rebels with arms and money," said Foreign Minister Mo hena in an Interview today, "arid the raising of the arms embargo - gives these trusts a still better opportunity I to render aid. Wilson is fighting the trusts at home, but by lifting the em bargo he has played ' into . their hands.? ; Aside from Mohena, Mexicans seemed to have forgotten, in their in terest concerning the fighting at Tor reon and Tamplco, about the presi dent's order raising the embargo. Even In government circles It was ad mltted that considerable anxiety la felt concerning Tamplco. Less uneas iness was manifested . for Torreon, 1 where the garrison is stronger and probably will be able to ' hold out against the rebels. Despite the fact there . were not many indications of an increased an ti-American sentiment, Huerta, who seemed to take pride In protesting that he can keep order in the capital Was overlooking n precautions. He had the street heavily patrolled b cavalry and kept officers on the look out to nip any disorder in the bud. JUAREZ, Feb. 6. General Villa is expecteJ to return to Juarez late today to dispose of urgent military business but was expected to leave Sunday to direct the rebel attack on Torreon. It is . believed the general battle at Torreon will begin next Tuesday. Yesterday's fighting there dldnn continue long. Neither side gained an advantage. ' According to rebel ac counts the federal garrison is only 6000 strong. Kills Wife and Ctilldron. , GIESEN, Germany. Feb. . 5. Wil fielm Lehlan, a driver of a milk wa gon, cut his wife tT.S four children into pieces with a hatchet and suicid ed by lying in front of an approach ing train. NEWS SUMMARY General. , Immigration bill is passed In the noose retaining feature of Uic liter acy test Starred lip Yadso sink in Alaskan waters bat crew and passengers arc saved. Agitation for anti-Japanese legis lation will crane. Agreement rached that no bills of this nature will be IMTOacd at Uiia time. Bryan wins bis Idea for caution in dealing with situ ation, - Minister Mohena of Huerta's cabinet charges that American trusts are help ing the rebels. William Rockwell. . a republican, may be named to fill diplomatic post at Russian embassy. , Richard Ford and nerman Suhr are sentenced to life imprisonment In con nection with hop riots in California. O.-W. R. & N. Company will spend upwards of $6,000,000 In improving lines in Oregon and Washington. President Huerta scoffs at Idea that he will take refuge In American em bassy In ease rebels capture the city. ' Associated Frew may face Investi gation under the Sherman law for being an alleged monopoly. Local. J. B. McDill resigns superintendency of poor farm after long service. ' Pendleton volunteer fire department disbanded and partly paid department organised. Rev. Bulgin, noted evangelist, will come to Pendleton for revival Bert Ices Zero 'weather Is predicted for Pen dleton. Council table Lowell petition to oust water eonunlssionerfl on advice of city attorney. North side sower service will be ex tended. Plxler sentenced to eight years. Federal grand jury may Indict Jim Dupuls for perjury. Ople Read charms local audience with original loctnre. . Sing Hoaan wonld meet Bennett or Gaffney. Government sends man to Investi gate rabbit scare. JOSEPH B, Mill WA HEAD OF UMATILLA Joseph B. McDill, for the past fif teen years superintendent - of the Umatilla county poor farm and hos pital, tojay tendered his resignation to the cuunty court to take effect on March IS. HI resignation waa writ ten and In lt.5r McWU ???U IJiat 'personal business How" reqtllref so much of his time that he feels he should relinquish the office. No successor has as yet been nam ed by the court and the members have been too busy with other matters to discuss an appointment yet. McDill i has held the office during the admin j Istratlons of many courts and, while his regime has not always been peace . ful. it has been unbroken since he I began. Grand Juries have come and gone and each one has investigated the poor farm with widely divergent reDorU Home roundly scored the management, while others as round ly praised it and the public was nev er sure. The announcement of his 'resigna- I "n comes as a surprise to many peo ple as ho Intimation had been pre viously given. , When a native of Ec-isdor wants a blanket he cuts one from a dema Jague tree. II GUY BIODIKGER SUGGESTED AS NEW CHIEF . ., OF DETECTIVES FOR NEW YORK CITY I JVC o - , mm t NEW YORK. Feb. Z Guy Biddln-j per niitn nri manner of the Burns Detective Agency, and , head of the bureau of criminal in vestigation, was slated by Mayor Mltchel for second deputy police com missioner and chief of the detective bureau there, according to a report today. If Mr. Blddlnger is appointed to this place he will head the largest detective force In the world except that at Scotland Yard. Since the de tective force has been utterly demor alized for the past two years he will have the work of reconstructing it. Mr. Blddlnger has been one of Wil liam J. Burns' most valued men, hav ing figured Importantly In the Mc Namara case. He and Raymond J. Burns, the detective's son, worked on it together. In Detroit he arrested J. J.' McNamara, and It was Blddlnger who was in charge of the trip of J. B. McNamara to Los Angeles when the Burns men were accused of hav ing kidnaped the labor leader. He was bom In Cincinnati in 187S. and was appointed to the Chicago ffl;!!Ell IS (it I'M HERE Ze feather is Imminent. That's what Ihe weather man says and the old timers are prone for once to be lieve knows whereof he speaks. The official prognortlcator for the northwest Is heralding forth the news that a cold wave la coming and a dis patch from him to this paper today states that Pendleton is slated for a zero temperature tonight. The news is not causing much rejoicing save among the fuel dealers and the plumb era, -.'(. ' f"now began falling nere last even ing about S o'clock and before the flurry was over an Inch of fleece had been deposited. The thermometer fell last night, too. but aid not break any records. Today the air has re tained its frost ' - Communities to the east of this city are' wperleBelng folder weather than The- thermometer at Ba ker reached two- degrees below zero I Tuesday night whiff in La Grande the minus sign was almost written. BIGGS HEARS GIRL TELL STORY OF ATTACK HAN FRANCISCO, Feb. i Maury Di?gs, charged with a statutory offense against Ida Pearring, 1". listened In Judge Crist' court today while the girl told her story' from tn witness stand. 'With him was Walter GilH gan. held on the same charge. The girl said Digs was the only one who attacked her, though Gilligan. tried to, while Florian Fisher, also arrested on a similar accusation, but released on his own recognizance "was the only gentleman, in the party." 9r - If h 1 police force by Mayor Harrison after civil service, examination! On his fourth day in uniform he arrested dangerous negro hold-up men. He was made a detective at once. Later he took three dangerous bank sneaks and for that was made a detective sergeant. Eight years ago he was made civil service detective sergeant and in that position had many excit ing experiences In Chicago. Four years ago he went to the Burns agency. He had more to do with the McNa mara case than to run down the Me- namaras, for he it was who supplied the strongest evidence against Clar ence S. Darrow, the labor lawyer, who was tried for bribery. Another famous case was that of the seven members of the West Vir ginia legislature who were trapped In bribery In the contest which resulted in the election of Judge Goff to the United States senate. He worked with Burns In the trapping of five al dermen of Atlantic City who accept ed bribes. r a 1 ROAD TO SPEND $6,000,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS 0.W.R.&N. Will Make Extensive Alterations in Oregon and Wash ington This Year. WIDE FU.1S ARE tl'.CE Directors at Meeting in New York Authorizes Expedltare and Money Will Be Distributed ThroogttoaC Property In Two gf ten Brpnmtu Fund for ExteotOons. , PORTLAND, Ore.." ' Feb. ' ( Be tween five and a half and six million dollars has been authorised by , the directors of the Union Pacific system for Improvements on the O.-W. R. $l N. The news was brought to Port land by President Farrell. who has been in New York several weeks In consultation with the directorate. This money Is to be distributed In general Improvement of the linen In Oregon and Washington and -doesn't Include expenditures on the prospec- -tive new lines, for which special ap propriations are to be made. It does however include provision for an ex tension of the Centra Oregon line. , which is being built westward from Vale. . - ASSOCIATED FEESS FUSES FROEE U."0ER SKERII LAW CHARGES OF BEING MONOPOLY ARE MADE BY PUBLISHER OP N. X, SVS. . ' WASHINGT0N,"Feb. g The pros ecution of the Associated Press under; the terms of the Shermjn antMrust law is demanded in a complaint filed with the attorney general by William Reick. publisher of the New 'York Pun. Assistant Attorney General Todd' waa assigned to investigate Retck'sj complaint Reick's action is aimed at the morning branch of the Associated Press, against which there is no strong competition. It' is not believed a sert-' oub attempt will be made to charge' a monopolistic, feature in connection with the afternoon service as the United Press serves morx evening pa pers than the Associated CARL GRAY DEftlES HE HAS . RESIGNED FROM THE G. H. FT. PAUL, Minn.. Feb. E. Rumors in circulation for several days past that Carl R. Gray is to resign' the presidency of the Great Northern Railway and bp succeeded by Louis W. Hill were publ!shed here but were promptly denied by both Mr. Gray and Mr. Hill. "I have no intention of resigning the presidency of the Great Northern Railroad." was the only comment Mr. Gray made regarding the rumors. He declined to discuss a further rumor that he was to become connected with the New York. New Haven & Hart ford Railroad. Louis W. Hill, who It was said was to succeed Mr. Gray as president of the Great Northern. likewise entered a positive denial. - STEAMSHIP VADSO STRIKES ROCK AND GOES TO ROTTOM CItEW AND PASSENGERS ARE RESCUED AND ARRIVE SAFELY IS PORT. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C Feb. i.- The steamship Vadso, of the Union line. Captain Richardson, sunk In Na soga Gulf. Portland Canal, at 3.-4S a. ni. on Tuesday. The boat, en route for Gran by Bay, In a heavy snow storm, hit a rock, sinking In half an hour in 170 fathoms. Twenty-sis perrons on board were all saved, reaching here yesterday by the steam ship Venture. The skipper's own story of the sink ing is that the Vadso struck In a wild storm when it was still dark. The steamer immediately began to fill. Many of the crew were In their bunks and had only time to get a few per sonal effects and lower away small boats. All of the freight. Including a big coal shipment was lost The survivors reached Arrandsls cannery. where thy were picked up by the Ves ture. Portland canal is the eoathsrnmmrt boundary of Alaska.